SUSIE MALLETT

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Friday, 25 November 2016

Another thought for the day from Mária Hári

Little Princess and Jolly Professor many years ago.

I read
Mária Hári on the bus this morning instead of writing up my notes on the consultancy
sessions in Kindergarten where I spent my mornings this week. Mária Hári on
Conductive Pedagogy was much more fun. As I read I could hear Dr Hári’s voice speaking it,
in English, during our lectures, as I read so I choose this piece for my blog.

'In
accomplishing any task, just like when acquiring any other function, conscious
awareness is the most important factor. It is therefore imperative that the
child should understand the task and be willing to carry it out. The child does
not always find the way of doing something, he must be conducted. With
the aid of applied inductive facilitations sometimes we obtain the result in a
roundabout way. On the other hand, after experience of successful movement, we
make children aware of the activity that they have accomplished. This means
that if the child has carried out the task in some way, perhaps with help of
applied facilitations, we identify the result as a realised solution. We make
the child realise immediately exactly what he has done my relating it to the
second signalling system, speech. The child also becomes familiar with his
movements by learning to express what he is doing in words too. Children are
always aware of the starting point and result when carrying out a task. Inductive facilitation
offers an opportunity of activisation; moreover it gives the child the possibility
of feeling that he has discovered the solution by himself. By this method his
inclination for solving tasks develops.

Let us
now turn to another aspect of conductive observation. Conductive observation
serves the following purpose: the conductor can give supplementary information
when the child’s own reafferents are not sufficient. The conductor keeps in
mind the individual way of carrying out a task and before the next occasion she
reminds the child of the right way of doing it. When repeating the tasks she
decreases the facilitations until the task tied to the intention is carried out
successfully, without facilitation. A task connected with speech becomes
conscious in every detail. The stability of speech is higher than that of the
movement series, therefore the stability of joining the parts of the movements
is ensured by the directive effect of speech.'

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About Me

I am Susie Mallett, conductor. I was born, raised and first educated in England (degree in fine arts in 1979, qualifications as a secondary-school art teacher and art therapist in 1983. From 1989 to 1993 I trained as a conductor at the Pető Institute in Budapest under Dr Mária Hári, since when I have lived and worked in Germany as a self-employed conductor.. I currently work with children in a conductive team in Nürnberg, and with adults in collaboration with therapists in adult rehabilitation. I particularly like to work with my stroke clients and with children and their families in their own homes. My conductive practice is in German and English.
I also speak Hungarian. My theoretical background relates closely to that of András Pető and Mária Hári. Uniquely amongst conductors I describe my work on the Internet. I am available to give public talks and private consultations.
Welcome to my site. I hope that you find much to interest you. You will also find some good things to see and listen to while you are here. Enjoy your visit and contact me if you think that I can help.
Susie Mallett, Conductor, BA Hons, PGCE, Dip ArtTherapy, DiplKondPed